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Does anyone remeber when Pokémon was everywhere?

Nearly everyone who grew up around then was hooked. But, it all seemed to disappear instantly. I was talking about it with a friend of mine. We both thought it was because they made too many Pokémon.

So, what are your thoughts on the fall of what was the most successful franchise ever?

I thought it was because the 9 year olds like me that loved it grew up.

Then why didnt the next wave of Nine year olds love it instead?

Does anyone remeber when Pokémon was everywhere?

Nearly everyone who grew up around then was hooked. But, it all seemed to disappear instantly. I was talking about it with a friend of mine. We both thought it was because they made too many Pokémon.

So, what are your thoughts on the fall of what was the most successful franchise ever?
it's still around.

tho Yu-gi-oh! replaced it.

Too many goddamn pokemon. I liked it until Silver/Gold era ended.

Then why didnt the next wave of Nine year olds love it instead?
Because they didn't want to.

50,000 plus pokemon is a bit too many for everyone

Then why didnt the next wave of Nine year olds love it instead?

They do. My g/f's kids love that shit. Its just that the market got flooded with imitations. YuGioh or some shit like that.

There was an unfortunate accident with tobasco sauce, a lit candle, a second story window and some pudding...

It wasn't pretty, either.

It was an ironically textbook case of a speculative bubble. Since I played and continue to play Magic I've got no particular warm feelings towards Pokemon...those kids should've been buying Starter set Magic packs rather than Pokemon!

As a MTG player I remembered all of the kids going in to buy Pokemon cards, and remembered even more clearly the ridiculous values of some of the cards; Charizard at $50, then $75, then $150, then $322 and then *pop* the bubble burst and they plunged back down. When Fossil came out, packs shot up from $3 to $10 in a few weeks...it was nuts and ironically similar to the dot-com bubble.

Even Hasbro's and Nintendo's stock prices match the rise and fall of Pokemon...it's nuts.

This has made me want to go play Pokémon yellow on my GB Clear again.

Ahhhhhh, sweet sweet nostalga.

This has made me want to go play Pokémon yellow on my GB Clear again.

Ahhhhhh, sweet sweet nostalga.
Those were the days, back when the most developed video game system was the 64 and Monica Lewinsky's dress wasn't...messy.

They do. My g/f's kids love that shit. Its just that the market got flooded with imitations. YuGioh or some shit like that.
No, digimon. That thing shoulda been sued.

There was an unfortunate accident with tobasco sauce, a lit candle, a second story window and some pudding...

It wasn't pretty, either.
My god...

No, digimon. That thing shoulda been sued.

Hmmm, do you there would have been a case of Nintendo to sue the Digimon folks?

My god...

That's almost as disturbing as the Pikachu-fucking-Ash pics...beware the Google Image search without a filter.

My lv31 Charmander pwns your lv28 Jigglypuff.

No, digimon. That thing shoulda been sued.
Digimon was created first, they were little Tamagotchi-like things at one stage.

Oh and they're still making series' of that crap.

My lv31 Charmander pwns your lv28 Jigglypuff.

not if I use my moonstone and get a wigglytuff we'll see how your charizard fairs against a double-slap!

if only I had paid as much attention in school as I did on pokemon and if only I could escape the fact that I still know everything about it

not if I use my moonstone and get a wigglytuff we'll see how your charizard fairs against a double-slap!

if only I had paid as much attention in school as I did on pokemon and if only I could escape the fact that I still know everything about it

Not that it matters, because I have a level 57 Pikachu.

Not that it matters, because I have a level 57 Pikachu.

well I got a lv1 Onix and your Pikachu can't do a damn thing to stop it because electric attacks don't affect ground types:p

I vaguely remember some kids in my high school playing Pokemon on their Gameboys. I'd completely forgotten about it.

So, what are your thoughts on the fall of what was the most successful franchise ever?
The death of Pokémon has been greatly exaggerated several times. The rush of external movies and toys has slowed down somewhat in the past decade, but the games are still some of the top sellers. Even with it being essentially a spruced-up version of Ruby and Sapphire, and with DS and PSP games to compete against, Pokémon Emerald has sold 2 million copies in the last year in the US alone. If Diamond and Pearl make it out by the end of the year, I'd be surprised if they're not some of the best sellers of this year.
Digimon was created first, they were little Tamagotchi-like things at one stage.
Not quite. Pokémon came out in early 1996, with Tamagotchi and Digimon coming out in 1997. Pokémon wasn't released outside of Japan until late 1998, though.

well I got a lv1 Onix and your Pikachu can't do a damn thing to stop it because electric attacks don't affect ground types:p

I taught him some TMs. He'll still pwn your ass. :p

Pokemon?! Pokemon (http://billcosbypokemon.ytmnd.com/); with the pokey and the man and the thing where the guy comes out of the thing.....

aw, now I remeber all those middle school fanatics bringing that stupid game everywhere, they hooked me into me ahh, of course, I was 8 at the time

Pokemon died because it was a youth fad.

Very few of the kids that bought the cards and carried them around showing them to their friends actually played the game, that's mostly why it remained a fad.
As those kids grew out of Pokemon, the new kids found their own fad.
Same thing with Pogs.

Lego, there's a good kid's toy that keeps coming back.

It's simple - generations of an age are always intent on not repeating the previous generation. Look at the changes in the 1970s, 1980s and the 1990s. There is no consistency between them.

Over merchandising killed it, it would have been fine if they had just left it at the games, but Nintendo got greedy and milked their proverbial cow to death.

That's the novelties market. It'll fade away slowly until those 9 year olds turn 30 and start buying the same crap their moms threw away.

Now, leave me alone, have to go back to eBay to look for Atari games.

Digimon was created first, they were little Tamagotchi-like things at one stage.

Oh and they're still making series' of that crap.
Are you sure? Pokemon debut on the original NES in the 80's (unsuccessfully). Either way, I have always hated both fads, recognised them as fads and never once turned to ther cheap faddish embrace. No way in hell..not since what the yoyo did to me :(

Pokemon?! Pokemon (http://billcosbypokemon.ytmnd.com/); with the pokey and the man and the thing where the guy comes out of the thing.....
First thing that came to my head when I saw this thread, was cosby bebop.
http://cosbybebop.ytmnd.com/

Then why didnt the next wave of Nine year olds love it instead?

Because the next wave of game engines was too advanced for the next wave of 9 year olds.

I was in 2nd grade when pokemon hit, so I was the primary age to become a fanatic. Luckily, I also just got a N64 at that time so I didnt spend all my money on those cursed cards. They were fun, going to the 'neighborhood gyms' or whatever the hell they were called and battling other kids. I stopped caring after I beat pokemon's blue and gold on the gameboy.

I caught them all. That is why they disappeared.

Does anyone remember that odd glitch from the red and blue versions where you had to fight a data stream swimming in the ocean near the volcanic isle?

http://www.bowdoin.edu/~dbensen/Spec/nerd.jpg

I caught them all. That is why they disappeared.
Stinking Pokemon catching Klepto! You ruin everything.

Actually a few days ago I walked by some kid in a store looking through the 'Fad' cards section (Including American Idol cards? WTF? ), Curious I asked what he was looking for. He was looking for Pokemon cards, but while the box for them were there they were all sold out! They aren't competely dead.

Plus I know that some kids play them still usually because they're cheap to buy second hand and they can't afford the "Newest" Fad card series.

Does anyone remember that odd glitch from the red and blue versions where you had to fight a data stream swimming in the ocean near the volcanic isle?
MISSINGNO. :D

I remember that.

Great stuff, loved the games.

I was a huge Pokemon fan a while back, I liked the show, the cards and the games. I believe the additional pokemon beyond the original 150 (well maybe 151 'cause I liked mew two) is what killed Pokemon. I hated the jhotto journeys!

I still love the original pokemon games which were the good one, like red, blue, and the yellow version, along with pokemon stadium. And Pikachu is still awesome! I have 3 pikachu stuffed animals, one of them is giant!

http://www.ktf-split.hr/~eni/goran/pokemon/slike/025.gif

MISSINGNO. :D

I remember that.

Great stuff, loved the games.

My opinion of you just went way, way down. :(

My opinion of you just went way, way down. :(

You're lucky nobody mention HM06 or the truck near the SS Anne...I was going to mention MISSINGNO, but thought better of it.

You're lucky nobody mention HM06 or the truck near the SS Anne...I was going to mention MISSINGNO, but thought better of it.

I was never cool enough for the pokemon cards. I stuck with the old skool baseball cards. I know they're around here somewhere...

I was never cool enough for the pokemon cards. I stuck with the old skool baseball cards. I know they're around here somewhere...

I'm a Magic player, so Pokemon (and later Yu-Gi-Oh) cards were pretty much our sworn enemy...they took kids away from Magic!

http://www.ktf-split.hr/~eni/goran/pokemon/slike/025.gif

:sniper: die you miserable.... You ruined everything.

Oh well, I have better RPGs like Golden Sun, Tales of Symphonia etc. to play.

It was an ironically textbook case of a speculative bubble. Since I played and continue to play Magic I've got no particular warm feelings towards Pokemon...those kids should've been buying Starter set Magic packs rather than Pokemon!

As a MTG player I remembered all of the kids going in to buy Pokemon cards, and remembered even more clearly the ridiculous values of some of the cards; Charizard at $50, then $75, then $150, then $322 and then *pop* the bubble burst and they plunged back down. When Fossil came out, packs shot up from $3 to $10 in a few weeks...it was nuts and ironically similar to the dot-com bubble.

Even Hasbro's and Nintendo's stock prices match the rise and fall of Pokemon...it's nuts.

and

I'm a Magic player, so Pokemon (and later Yu-Gi-Oh) cards were pretty much our sworn enemy...they took kids away from Magic!

:fluffle: Yep! Magic is so much better. I was hooked on it originally when I was 4, but I didn't play again until about 8, which is when I actually understood it....